Notice of Motion from an Independent Member

Date of meeting: 18 January 2022

Proposer: Councillor Janio

Seconder: Councillor Atkinson

Ward(s) affected: All

This council requests:

1. A report be submitted to the ETS Committee, detailing the funds required to fund a pedestrian bridge, and any necessary support infrastructure, across the Hangleton Link Road (A293) as near to the Hangleton Lane/Hangleton Link/Fox Way roundabout as practically possible; and

2. A report be submitted to the ETS Committee, detailing possible developments in the vicinity of the Hangleton Lane/Hangleton Link/Fox Way roundabout, that might be channelled into the crossing in 1. Above.

Supporting Information:

The construction of the Brighton Bypass has been a great success, but necessity for a ‘Hangleton Link Road’ effectively severed informal links between North Portslade and Hangleton, as the level of traffic throughput through the Hangleton Lane/Hangleton Link/Fox Way roundabout means it is treacherous to cross

A permanent improvement to the crossing has been request by local councillors over many years, as the demand to cross this busy junction has not abated

Some improvements, such as the improvement of sightlines, a reduction of the speed limit, and other ways of slowing the traffic, are possible solutions, but the only sensible way to re-establish the link between the communities of North Portslade and Hangleton would be to provide a pedestrian bridge.

The introduction of the CIL provides an opportunity to access the required funds to fund the long-awaited pedestrian bridge.